diff --git a/actions/example-schedule-noncancel/.forgejo/workflows/schedule_continue.yml b/actions/example-schedule-noncancel/.forgejo/workflows/schedule_continue.yml
index e0015c3..8fe7177 100644
--- a/actions/example-schedule-noncancel/.forgejo/workflows/schedule_continue.yml
+++ b/actions/example-schedule-noncancel/.forgejo/workflows/schedule_continue.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,11 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: docker
+    container:
+      image: code.forgejo.org/oci/debian:bookworm
+      options: "--volume /srv/example:/srv/example"
     steps:
-      - run: sleep 15
+      - run: |
+          while ! [ -f /srv/example/schedule-noncancel/PUSHED ]; do
+              sleep 3
+          done
diff --git a/actions/example-schedule-noncancel/run.sh b/actions/example-schedule-noncancel/run.sh
index 5d0af81..810e634 100755
--- a/actions/example-schedule-noncancel/run.sh
+++ b/actions/example-schedule-noncancel/run.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ repo=root/example-$example
 # delete the repository
 #
 api=$url/api/v1
-forgejo-curl.sh api_json -X DELETE $api/repos/root/example-$example
+if forgejo-curl.sh api_json -X GET $api/repos/root/example-$example; then
+    forgejo-curl.sh api_json -X DELETE $api/repos/root/example-$example
+fi
 
 #
 # push the repository
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ echo Push to repo again
 #
 forgejo-test-helper.sh push_workflow actions/example-echo $url root example-$example setup-forgejo $token
 
+echo Signal to the workflow that the push has happened
+mkdir -p /srv/example/schedule-noncancel
+touch /srv/example/schedule-noncancel/PUSHED
+
 #
 # Wait for the workflow to finish anyway
 #
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ checkFinished() {
         "select status \
     from action_run \
     where id = $run_id \
-    and status != 6"
+    and (status != 6 and status != 5)"
 }
 
 finished_status=$(checkFinished)